The media could not be loaded. My son likes it. Welds look good. All components except brakes are good quality. The brakes are the only issue. No matter what adjustments I made (and believe me, I made them all), they were basically useless. But, I purchased a new inexpensive set of brake pads that had good reviews on Amazon. And I also switched the brakes to the standard cable option, instead of the bmx brake mechanism that allows the handlebars to rotate 360 degrees. I used a brake system I had lying around to accomplish this. With these two cheap DIY upgrades, the bike now stops on a dime, leaving 9 cents of change. I would recommend this bike to anyone needing a bike for their kids. Changing the brake system with your child is a great intro into bike ownership and maintenance!

Let me be up front, I paid $179 for this bike. It is the gray L60. I just looked again and the bike is now listed for almost $350. I'm not sure I would pay that for this bike. Not because it's not worth that, but because I would probably buy a higher end brand for the same price. But, that's just me.
I bought this for my son on his 9th birthday. He is very tall for his age at a little over 5 feet. According to the specs, he would be on the bottom end of the height range for this bike and it fits him perfectly. I am 6' 2", 250 pounds and I wouldn't hesitate to buy this bike for myself based on the dimensions. The handlebars are a really nice height for me to ride.
I could not find out what the exact material the frame is, but it is very light. I was hoping to get him a Chromoly frame, and I would say that this would fit in that weight range. Everything is very stout and tight. I would not personally hesitate to take this bike to the park and jump it"¦ Which I did. The crank did not flex at all, and I really love how fat the tires are. All around, I am impressed with the bike. The paint job had a nice detail in it near the welds to mimic a heat blemish, which is a throwback to the old days, when chrome bikes were welded and the heat would blemish the chrome and turn it a rainbow color.
The only Cons that I really found with the bike was under the fork where the neck stem passes through the fork and is welded in place, there was a really bad cut and weld. There are also a hint of rust on a few parts of the bike. I'm assuming from being shipped overseas from China. The metal Mongoose decal for the front of the head stem was a stick on thing. It may be that kids these days want a clean look and they did that as an option.
Other than those things, I can't find anything else mechanically or geometrically wrong with the bike. To be clear, this is not a Walmart licensed product. This is a mongoose bike produced by mongoose or the company that owns mongoose.
p.s. it wouldn't be a bad idea to make sure that the neck, crank and wheel hubs are all at the correct tightness. They feel a little tight out of the box. This is super easy to do yourself, but if you're unsure, just take it to a bike shop.

I thought produçts of this size would have been put completely together to be sure that everything would work properly, meaning that the plastic brackets aren't a great idea, saves you money but takes away from quality, plus the rear pegs had no threads so can't be used, I would have given 5 stars but because of some of the parts quality was a let down, overall tho my son loves the bike and he's able to get around much quicker now,, if this is read by support or owners or at least someone who can get the word to the right ppl,, all products might need put together ahead of time and then taken apart and boxed, that way you will be able to fix the issues of pieces that are sub par and pieces that won't work at all,, he is able to use the front pegs if needed,, overall he loves the bike and is very happy, it would have been 10 stars if possible to rate it that, and if the little pieces on the bike that should have been better quality like back when they first came out, paying higher prices sucks, but as long as all the parts are of good quality, plastic is very easy to strip and break, just saying it would be a good idea to think about replacing it all, I also had a mongoose as a child, love the goose and so does my son, thank you for a great bike

Almost didn't buy for my 11 yr. old grandson because of comments and reviews. The price was $206 and it took an 11 yr old 30 minutes to put together. He is a tall boy about 5'2 and it is fine for his height. The seat is also fine and comfortable he says. Brake line was already connected. Not sure what people expect for price. Super bike for kids. Only had short time so can't comment on how it will hold up. Also seat adjusts up and does not slant like I read in reviews. Worth the money.

So first off, this is a decent bike. Having twin boys this has all the cool features that they didn't even know they looking for (that's because these were features I was looking for at their age); free wheel, spinny handlebars, foot pegs, and a cool color scheme. I've read some reviews of this bike on other, bike-oriented sites that pick apart certain mechanical aspects of this bike and I must say people sure seem to expect a lot for this price point. From my perspective--and having grown up with a Huffy--this is about the nicest bike I could imagine having as a kid.


Having twin boys meant that I got to experience assembly twice. Which is the reason I deducted a star from the bike, the assembly manual is generic and meant to cover several versions of these bikes. As such it does every version of the bike a disservice by not actually explaining things very well or at all in the case of the brake cable installation for the L20.

There isn't a lot to the assembly. The main frame and all the components are already installed. You just have to put on the front wheel, mount the handlebars to the stem, install the seat, pedals, foot pegs (if you even want them), and finally attach the brake cable to the brake lever. Having a metric socket set and Allen key set are essential.


I've seen more than a few reviews here decrying the assembly of the brake cable with folks going so far as to return the bike, buy additional parts, or dump it off at the bike shop. Let me say I understand your struggle.

However, I did figure out how to install the cable without needing to go that route and it was actually pretty easy. The cable, as it turns out, is the right length, but I found it necessary to disassemble the brake lever and remove it in order to make it work. I takes the 4mm allen key to remove the screw. The lever components include two plastic bushings on either side of the lever and a spring. Pay careful attention to how these parts come out, because reassembly is the same.

Once the lever is off and the brake cable is fed through the lever mount, you can line up the cable and the barrel in the hole on the lever and rotate it into place. Now you'll actually have enough leverage to easily re-seat the lever arm although it will require a modicum of coordination to make sure all the parts stay on the arm until you can get them back into the handle-bar mount.

I don't know if I explained that well, I'm not even sure if that was the easiest way to do this, but it worked reliably for me.


Once everything is assembled, test the bike. I cannot stress this enough. Don't assume that because it's all been assembled it's ready to go. The manual itself makes a big point of this as well.